ARGONNE, Illinois, April 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The Joint Office for Energy and Transportation project highlights clean mobility projects that center on community input * * * The backbone of every community, transportation connects people to everything from jobs and grocery stores to health care, vital services and social events. But historically, residents of underserved communities lack access to t  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: In a continuing effort to create more affordable housing and transportation choices for Americans, the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $17.6 million in grants going to 20 communities in 16 states to support equitable transit-oriented development. With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FTA's Pi  more

UPTON, New York, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary for Science and Innovation has approved Critical Decision 3A (CD-3A) for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a state-of-the-art particle collider for nuclear physics research that will be located at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory and built in partnership with DOE's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jeff  more

OAKLAND, California, April 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 17 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) proposed overdraft fee rule, amending Truth in Lending Act (TILA) regulations. The proposed rule would require large banks to apply consumer protections, include interest rate disclosures, to overdraft fees. In doing so, the proposed ru  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $10.5 million to fund the first year of four, five-year cooperative agreements aimed at developing strategies to assist youth and young adults with disabilities -- particularly in underserved communities -- in successfully transitioning into the workforce. The awards have been granted to the Conn  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: During the first 12 months of the 2024 election cycle, Presidential candidates collected $374.9 million and disbursed $270.8 million, Congressional candidates collected $1.3 billion and disbursed $718.7 million, political parties received $684.5 million and spent $595 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $3.7 billion and spent $3.1 billion, according to campaign finance r  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 1, 2024, by Governor Lisa D. Cook at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center career achievement awards ceremony at the University Club: * * * Hope, Promise, and Mentors * * * Thank you, Dr. Darity, for your kind introduction. I am profoundly moved to be surrounded by family and friends, and it gives me another opportunity to tell all of you that I would not be where I am today without your support. I include in that circle  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: In a continuing effort to create more affordable housing and transportation choices for Americans, the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $17.6 million in grants going to 20 communities in 16 states to support equitable transit-oriented development. With funding  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 3 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced today that Illinois joined a multistate lawsuit (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/94d7f053-243e-4a0a-9c9b-8834238e3c2d/fileAsset/US_DIS_PAED_2_22cv3253_d75853018e4903_AMENDED_COMPLAINT_Second_against_MARINER_FINANCE_L.pdf) against Mariner Finance for violations of multiple consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance ch  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that two directors of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD) have resigned from the WBD board after the Antitrust Division expressed concerns that their positions on both the WBD and Charter Communications Inc. boards violated Section 8 of the Clayton Act (Section 8). Section 8, which Congress made a per se violation of the antitrust laws, prohibits the sam  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-civ-01050; E.D.N.Y. filed Feb. 11, 2024) involving Travis Treusch: * * * On February 11, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Travis Treusch, a Long Island, New York resident, in connection with his role in a multi-year "free-riding" scheme. Treusch consented to a partial resolution of the charges. The SEC previously charged Eduardo Hernandez, Christopher Flagg, Daqua  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 3 -- The Maine House Republicans issued the following news release: By passing the National Popular Vote Compact, Democrats have again signaled that they do not care about everyday Mainers, their rights, their opinions, or their protections under the U.S. Constitution. They have surrendered Maine's ability to help choose a President to large urban states like California and New York. The votes of large states with major cities like California and New York will now dominat  more

WEST POINT, New York, April 3 -- The Military Academy issued the following news release: U.S. Military Academy cadets and staff will join local Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets to lead the West Point Leadership Ethics and Diversity in a STEM Workshop on April 4 at Stephen M. White Middle School in Carson, Calif. The workshop offers tracks for students and educators, focused on leadership, values, ethics, STEM, problem-solving, and decision-making. Many middle and high school students  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander today announced a settlement totaling almost $230,000 with a contracting agency and the Board of Managers of a New York City condominium building for failing to pay workers in the building the prevailing wage required by New York law. From 2016 to 2019, Allied Universal Security Services (Allied Univers  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and a multistate coalition won a $811 million judgment against a bond services company, Libre by Nexus, Inc., its parent company Nexus Services, Inc., and its principals, Micheal Donovan, Richard Moore, and Evan Ajin, for unfairly targeting immigrants and their fa  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of Win Rozario, who died on March 27, 2024 following an encounter with members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in Queens. At approximately 1:48 p.m. on March 27, NYPD officers responded to a 911 call at 103rd Street and 101st Avenue in Queens. Upon arrival,  more

ALBANY, New York, April 3 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * Project Includes Full-Depth Pavement Repairs and Resurfacing on Section of I-90, Expected to Be Completed in Spring 2025 * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of a $19 million infrastructure improvement project on the Thruway (I-90) in Albany and Schenectady Counties. The project includes full and partial depth repairs on approximately 40 lane miles located ju  more

ALBANY, New York, April 3 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on April 2, 2024: * * * To: Mr. Mark O. Marini, Senior Director - Regulatory, Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation, 180 S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 Re: Case No. 19-E-0380 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation for Electric Service. Request of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation for an Exe  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DARREN SMITH was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern to 230 months in prison for assaulting a Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") Task Force Officer and related offenses. SMITH was previously convicted after a jury trial on September  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on April 2, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the city's first-ever Nonprofit Advisory Council. Comprised of leaders and experts in the nonprofit sector, the advisory council will work with the New York City Mayor's Office of Nonprofit Services to serve as a link between the Adams administration and the nonprofit organizations serving New Yorkers. "When we came into office two years ago, we had a c  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler in partnership with Sodexo today announced the launch of The Coler Cafe, the most recent addition to the dining and culinary experience available to hundreds of nursing home residents. The collaborative approach of Sodexo's food service associates and Coler's team of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists offers a flavorful menu, individually tailored to the dietar  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that six new states have joined Pennsylvania in its federal lawsuit against Mariner Finance regarding widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Illinois, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin filed a Motion to Intervene in the lawsuit, which the court gra  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Rep. Donna Scheuren (R-Montgomery) today proposed legislation, named the Homeowner Protection and Squatter Eviction Act, which would strengthen property owners' rights and homeowner protections against squatters. Squatting is the unlawful practice of occupying or possessing a residence or other real property without the lawful owner's consent. The Homeowner Protection and  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's ongoing work to identify and mitigate potential supply chain disruptions caused by the closure of vessel traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) held a call today with shippers, ports, ocean carriers, railroads, trucking companies, and others participating in the FLOW initiative to discuss changes in contain  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on April 2, 2024, by Chair Gary Gensler at the "SEC Speaks" Conference 2024: * * * As is customary, I'd like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the staff. Upon passage of the Securities Act of 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt and Congress knew their job wasn't done. While they knew the "Trut  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) today announced that its theme for April's National Financial Capability Month is, "What does your financial future look like? Having a plan can help answer the question." During the month of April, SEC leadership and staff will highlight the importance of creating a saving and investing plan   more

MONTEREY, California, April 3 -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center issued the following news: By Natela Cutter To uphold the highest standards in foreign language teaching, all new instructors at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center must undergo two rigorous courses before they set step in the classroom, regardless of their prior experience. "We call that the DLI-way," said Dr. Jamil Al Thawahrih, the director of Faculty Development Support. "Regardless   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 2, 2024: On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has joined a multistate lawsuit against Mariner Finance over widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance charged consumers for hidden add-on products that consumers were not fully informed about or, in some instances, did not agree to buy. I  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on April 2, 2024, with Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan of ABC's GMA3: * * * Eva Pilgrim: Welcome back to GMA3. A number of high profile crimes have added to concerns about subway safety here in New York, making some New Yorkers second guess riding what the mayor calls the lifeblood of our city. According to the NYPD, despite a January surge, transit crime is actually down slightly year to date ve  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on April 1, 2024, with Adam Kuperstein of WNBC's News 4 NY: * * * Adam Kuperstein: Now to a News 4 exclusive, a $15 million lawsuit getting a lot of attention. A man claims that a Lower Manhattan Burger King is the center of a drug market. But many neighbors, they're not buying it. News 4's Myles Miller has been digging into this case and has more on what the police and the men who were hanging  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call via teleconference on April 2, 2024, at the National Security Council on the bilateral relationship with China: * * * MODERATOR: Thank you all for joining us this evening for a call on the United States' bilateral engagement with the People's Republic of China. Just a couple of quick ground rules. For awareness but not for reporting, joining us on the call this evening is [senior administration o  more